"It was the Trump Administration's incompetent response that resulted in Puerto Ricans enduring the longest blackout in American history, enormous suffering that continues to this day, and yes, an estimated 3,000 deaths of our fellow citizens.

"Disaster response should not be a partisan issue and the President's effort to deflect blame by politicizing a national tragedy is unconscionable.

"All Americans should condemn the President for his outrageous comments this morning."